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San Francisco 49ers news, analysis and game coverageSun, 04 Dec 2016 15:35:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3By: Nobodyhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2012/12/09/postgame-briefing-49ers-head-to-new-england-with-27-13-win-over-afc-easts-dolphins/#comment-112415
Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:20:11 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112415Development is when you’re rebuilding. There’s no time or margin for error for development when you’re contending.

While the contenders are showing signs of “peaking”, we are regressing. If this is as good as it gets then forget about contending. We’re just pretending. Might as well be happy with what we have and at least we are not rebuilding from scratch…

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Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:57:49 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112380Well I’m not tired of the qb story. I think that Kaep’s development is one of the greatest risks in NFL history. It will unfold week by week and will be measured against a known Smith standard. Kaep has brilliamt but emerging skills. Yet game management is underrated as a qb skill. It’s a story with legs.
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Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:35:50 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112366Mr. Bonilla, I really like your point about how the 49er defense has a tendency to go soft, particularly the db’s. Or maybe we need to give more credit to the Rams and Dolphins. The Patriots lost to the Cards and the Seahawks this year, so they can be beat. The Patriot defense is not anything to lose sleep over.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:32:24 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112315It’s no secret why Jacobs not play – the 49ers have to many Running backs on their roster, and Jacobs is not a special teams player, Dixon is. If Jacobs was good on punt coverage, he’d be in there.
The better question is why did they sign him? With this, Smith, and even Manningham – the 49ers are developing a bit of a reputation of a team who for their players career and views them as just hired guns – it may get wins this year, but player around the league will take notice, and it may be harder to sign guys in the future.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:04:57 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112313@ #9 Lance, I agree -> this is not about a debate of QBs who is better and who is not. I reiterate once again a win is win. There are many factors/aspects of the game. I notice “blame game” shifting toward defense. My logical response to it would how many straight 3 and outs by the offense were there. It is not fair if the offense/QB falters, just shift the blame on defense. I thought football is a team sport, all “units” have to play good to win. Not every game would yield same results. Important thing to observe is are progressing or regressing?, I personally feel that we are regressing, and that is a cause of concern to me. Again, win is a win, I will take it anytime and any way it comes, who cares.

GO NINERS!!!

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:41:13 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112309The problem with too much “run baby run” is it often leads to “stuffed baby stuffed” which leads to many 3rd & longs, which with Alex would lead to punts because he wouldn’t heave it up for grabs and risk the game-killing turnover (hence so many wins last year, and why they were in position to win the championship game), and might just lead to the far less experienced Kaep actually turning it over (although so far Kaep has shown a very good ability to do the same thing Smith has often been forced to do – hold the ball and take the sack of no one is open. Wise beyond his years IMO)

Roman needs to be unpredictable, and whoever is playing QB needs to continue to be careful.

“Kap is twice as good”

He certainly has the better arm, but if that statement is true then why have his numbers in particular and the offensive production in general been EXACTLY the same, if not a little worse, since Kaepernick began playing?

Perhaps it has something to do with the players AROUND the QB more than who is playing QB??? (Shocking concept I know)

And I think while Jacobs has every right to be upset about his situation, crying about it in public is never the way to handle it, no matter what profession one may be in.

Someone gets Jacobs a crying towel please. The dude is standing in a big puddle of tears.

GO NINERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:24:50 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112307There is nothing selfish about wanting to play, so Jacobs has a valid complaint because he isn’t injured and Harbaugh seems to have had him in his “dog House” all season. Why sign him if your not going to use him? It’s a valid question and nobody haas asked Harbaugh to answer it.

Next, for those of you who are concerned about the 49er QB situation. I am tired of the comparisons of the two QB’s. Miami has a very good defense, so give them some credit and stop putting it all on the quarterback.

The decision has been made so all of us need to move on. While many of you fret about the QB play, I am concerned about the lapses the defense seems to have in nearly every game, for example, “Trailing 20-6, the Dolphins responded with a 75-yard drive capped by rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s 3-yard pass to tight end Anthony Fasano on 4th-and-goal with 7:55 left.” There is no reason why Miami should have been able to do that yesterday. This is a team with a rookie QB who regularly gives up the ball and they didn’t get him once all day. If they do that against the PATS they are dead. This is the team by which the 49ers will be measured, it’s not fair but the East Coast establishment will crap all over the 49ers if they lose. There should be plenty of motivation on the 49ers for this game. IF the 49er defense is as good as they think they are they had better not give up drives to Brady.

Roman needs to run more and not be concerned with conserving Gore. He needs to take some pressure off Kaepernick because there will be enough on him just by the fact that he is playing against Brady. IF the Niners are running well Brady stays on the bench and that is the best defense against him. Run baby run and use a healthy helping of LaMichael James. GO NINERS!!!!!!!!

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:35:26 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/?p=10588#comment-112302If the niners stalls on offense the way they did against the dolphins. The Patriots will eat them alive. I really worry about the next two games against the Patriots and the Seahawks. The Seahawks are only 1.5 games behind the niners and the Seahawks schedule are much easier than the niners.
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